Luoghi davvero speciali scoperti da "ELLE" in giro per il mondo

In un' incantevole contrada irlandese, il Donegal, tuffata nell' Atlantico, angolo nordoccidentale dell' isola, c'è un B & B unico: "The Green Gate".

Iuglio 2001

ELLE SECRET ADDRESS

Places actually specially discovered by ELLE around the world

In an enchanting area in the north west corner of Ireland, there is a special B & B: "The Green Gate"

· Le Muria Resort, Seychelles Islands ($575night)

· Fabulous Hotel Gritti Palace Venice ($1,105)

· The Ritz, Place Vendome Paris ($1,365)

· Carlton New New Orleans, Louisiana ($385)

· Little Palm Island Florida ($595)

The Green Gate Ardara, Co. Donegal ($36)

The simple life is perfect at "The Green Gate" in Donegal. Its French owner, Paul Chatenoud, arrived in 1990 to

write a book. He never left. Now Chatenoud runs the Irish auberge with thatched roof cottage, in a dramatically

romantic landscape.

(...) perdu entre les collines d'Ardara, le cottage de Paul Chatenoud est une halte au charme authentique sur les chemins accidentés du Donegal, avec ses chambres rustiques et accueillantes, confortablement blotties sous le toit de chaume.

(...) lost in the hills of Ardara, Paul Chatenoud's cottage is a stop-over with authentic charm on the winding lanes of Donegal, with its rustic charm and welcoming bedrooms, snuggled down beneath a thatched roof.

"The Green Gate" - boasting spectacular views of the rugged coastline as well as a hearty Irish welcome from aFrenchman, this is a taste of the good life. The plethora of testimonies is endless.

By keeping the best of what the place has to offer naturally and adding one or two ingredients of his own, Paul has crafted something special, a little refuge with a subtle but distinct flavour of originality. Of course, it helps if from any point in your garden you can behold a broad sweep of west Donegal, sea and all.

"The Green Gate" - posé sur une petite colline face à l'Atlantique, est un cottage où souffle l'esprit facétieux de Beatrix Potter. (...)

Paul Chatenoud aime recevoir ses hôtes comme des amis qui ne seraient pas encore rencontrés.

Fast becoming one of the most popular B&B’s in Ireland, "The Green Gate" in county Donegal is owned by Frenchman Paul Chatenoud, who offers enthusiastic hospitality and a warm welcome to droves of international visitors. Enjoying captivating views overlooking the coastal town of Ardara, and flanked by dramatic sea cliffs and a long stretch of beach, this simple cottage has a unique charm, with unusual furnishings, whitewashed walls, a cosmopolitan salon and converted outhouses. Don't miss the hearty breakfasts.

Charming, basic and quirky - "The Green Gate" is perfect in its simplicity.

When Frenchman Paul Chatenoud came to County Donegal in Ireland in 1984 to write a book on philosophy he did not dream of staying. But his love of the county was so strong, he bought a rundown cottage in Ardara and transformed it into a quaint B&B. On a hilltop overlooking the sea, "The Green Gate" is the ideal place-for a romantic getaway. Three bedrooms look out over the hydrangeas and rabbits to the sea, and Paul's hospitality is a lovely cross between Irish and French that makes you feel at home straightaway.

GREAT RURAL SHORT BREAKS DONEGAL, IRELAND

Stay at The Green Gate, Paul Chatenoud's eccentric B&B on top of a hill outside Ardara (...)
 

Irlande: Chez Paul dans le Donegal

Perdu dans le nord de l'Irlande, parmi les falaises vertigineuses et les landes vertes du Donegal, l'endroit ravit la presse mondiale. L’âme du lieu, Paul Chatenoud, ex-libraire parisien, a eu une vie assez remplie pour passionner son auditoire, près d'une vaste bibliothèque, devant un feu de tourbe (...)

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL B&B IN EUROPE

Ireland: At Paul's, in Donegal Lost in North West Ireland, near the high cliffs and the green land of Donegal, this B&B is praised by the world's newspapers. The soul of the place, the owner Paul Chatenoud, a former bookseller in Paris, has had enough lives to enthral his audience beside a vast library, in front of a turf fire (...)
 

Photographs by Don McCullin: "the greatest British photographer of the 20th century" ("The Independent")

The Green Gate: Un cottage de rêve dont le propriétaire est Français.

With warmth not usually associated with Parisians, Paul Chatenoud has a subversive sense of humor and oodles of Gaellic charm. The smell of turf smoke, the brown bog water in which you bathe the soft wool of the blankets, the hypnotic view of the sea ... The Green Gate lulls you back to nature. And you can't put a price on that.

Explore Donegal's wild peninsulas by staying at "The Green Gate". 

ROOM WITH A VIEW
The height of romanticism for two. Here is one of the most original bed & breakfasts in Ireland, with old-time buildings in the midst of green fields. It is eccentric philosopher and Paris escapee Paul Chatenoud's Green Gate in Ardara. And outside? The ocean waves.

Donegal’s Green Gate one of Ireland’s best B&Bs

This traditional cottage was bought by the proprietor as a writer’s retreat. He’s now made it a home away from home for himself and all those lucky enough to spend a night atop a hill on the edge of the Atlantic.

Ce B&B jouit d’une vue magnifique sur la baie de Loughros Mor et l’océan. Paul Chatenoud, qui a quitté la France il y a une vingtaine d’années, reçoit ses hôtes avec chaleur mais discrétion et sait les conseiller. Autour du cottage, trois maisonnettes blanches au toit de chaume abritent chacune une chambre rustique avec sdb. De 60€ à 80€ la double. Petit déjeuner servi à toute heure.

An Geata Glas (The Green Gate)

This B&B has a magnificent view over Loughros Point Bay and the ocean - Paul Chatenoud who left France 20 years ago welcomes his guests with warmth but discretion, and knows how to advise them. Around the cottage there are three thatched white houses, with rustic bedrooms ensuite. From €60 to €80 for two, including breakfast at any time.

Paul Chatenoud, the constantly entertaining owner of The Green Gate, possibly the world's finest little B&B, phones to tell me that he's gone digital. You can now visit www.thegreengate.eu without getting in the car and heading for Ardara although sitting at your desk is not quite the same as having your breakfast on the lawn looking down over Donegal Bay.

The Green Gate is a quirky bed and breakfast hidden away in the hills of Co. Donegal. A simple white washed cottage run by Parisian Paul Chatenoud, guests stay in the charming converted out buildings. A more accommodating host would be hard to find and your stay is guaranteed to be relaxing.

The design is masterful. Morning light from a skylight spills across the bathroom. It is all part of the rustic and captivating charm of this place.

If you have a sense of humour and a desire to sample a little bit of Paradise and have some fun, then do call Paul in Ireland.

THE GREEN GATE, CO. DONEGAL, IRELAND.

Run by eccentric French owner, Paul Chatenoud, this little white cottage on a hill is spartan but quaint, with outhouses converted into simple

rooms. Visit for dramatic views of the rugged donegal coastline, hearty breakfasts, bracing walks on the beach and creamy Guinness in the nearby

pub.

A white cottage on the hill, facing the ocean, rustic and comfortable bedrooms under a thatched roof.

Ideal for walking in the hills or on deserted beaches.

Dublin may be the capital of Ireland, but Donegal is the guardian of the soul. One of the reasons I have come to Donegal was to track down a Frenchman who is said to run the greatest little B&B in Ireland. Paul Chatenoud studied philosophy at the Sorbonne and owned a music bookshop on the Ile-St-Louis in Paris. The Green Gate is laid-back and eccentric in the best possible way. IT is not just a bed for the night. It is simply one of the things you must do in Ireland.

and one of the world’s most idyllic honeymoon spots.

His garden teems with tame wild rabbits, and his inspired transformation of a farmhouse ruin has given the world one of its most perfect points of

respite.

A Frenchman who exchanges a rooftop apartment in Paris overlooking Notre Dame for a clutch of roofless Donegal cottages has to be a tad unconventional, and he is – coming out to greet me like Danton in an Aran cardi, hair flying in the wind. He is also charming, cultured, entertaining and enterprising, having created one of the most enchanting B&Bs I’ve ever stayed at.

FALLING IN LOVE WITH ARDARA

The Green Gate nestles idyllically between rugged mountains and rugged coastline. We arrived at a bluff looking Loughross More Bay.

Elle magazine included The Green Gate in its 10 best winter escapes. The Sunday Times calls it the greatest little B&B in Ireland.

(Toronto, Canada)

IN DONEGAL, ROB PENN GOES NORTH ON HIS WAY SOUTH

“Yes, the light is like a spell,’ said Paul Chatenoud, a Frenchman who came to Ireland and got stuck. Standing outside his farmhouse B&B, he added: ‘Mind you don’t get bewitched by it.’ The Green Gate, simple rooms in a stunning location.

charm mixed with a rustic outlook.”

For those planning to get away for a few days over Christmas or New Year – the Green Gate, a big breakfast in a welcoming B&B.

Amazing place to stay and fantastic host in Paul Chatenoud…is in our top five. The Green Gate, shows above all just how mesmeric this simple collection of low, whitewashed, ancient old stone cottages can be. Looking down to the sea, you will feel like a romantic hero or heroine. Mr. Chatenoud looks after you with Gallic sincerity and a wistfulness that is totally engaging, and he is a man in tune with that “terrible and disturbing” beauty.

Translation: Traditional cottage with ocean views and a charming Frenchman for a host

Voie de Seduction
Au sommet d'une colline du Donegal Green Gate, un vrai cottage de conte. Ce bed and breakfast cache une suite nuptiale avec vue sur la mer de son bain

The Green Gate is a renovated farmer's cottage, run by a Parisian who sold his bookshop to set up home here. Rooms are simple and confortable, views over the Atlantic spectacular and the atmosphere of the place like nowhere else.

Il est encore un petit territoire vert émeraude qui résiste à la mainmise de l'empereur Sarko Ier sur l'Europe. Il se trouve au confins d'une terre celtique: au nord ouest de l'Irlande dans le Donegal, il s'agit du Bed & Breakfast de charme "The Green Gate".

There is still a small, emerald green piece of land that is resisting the grip of Emperor Sarko I on Europe... Click here for full article

There is a charming retreat: about a seven-minute drive out of town and up a winding lane is a haven of a B&B run by a Frenchman named Paul Chatenoud.

(...) Paul is actually the owner of the Green Gate in Ardara, which has been over the years, constantly been on polls and top ten and top fifty and top most romantic hideway places in Ireland and further afield as well - so why this success? What make a good B&B? (...)
Click here for full interview

There is something profoundly holistic about staying here that can't be found anywhere else.

On a windswept hilltop, Paul Chatenoud transformed a series of low Donegal Cottages into simple accomodation with four bedrooms.

The Green Gate is one of the world’s top establishment selected by the most discerning travel experts.

One of the twelve on our 2007 world Gold List

Few countries can provide such dramatic landscapes as Ireland. The Green Gate is one of its wildest, most beautiful place: A stay at the "Green Gate" is not roughing it. The rustic rooms are spotless and cozy, with thoughtful touches, for traditional Irish hospitality, this is your place

Cosy weekend gateway
One of the Ten best.

Drive through the Green Gate and you enter a dreamy oasis of calm. The narrow drive winds up a steep hill between thick overhanging trees until it opens out to reveal a beautiful collection of small restaured Irish cottages with a stunning view over the Donegal coast and the Atlantic Ocean. It is like stepping back in time to a long lost Ireland, that is, the owner greets you with a cheeky Gallic smile. The furnishings are simple with Donegal blankets and rugs created by local handweaver Cyndi Graham. And that is the whole point. It is simple, beautiful and elegant. Paul's influence is everywhere - paintings by his son Edouard, old French antiques and a pet robin called Christopher. (...)

Travel Desk

The Green Gate is one of those places that people who have been there hate you to mention.It is a small, simple B&B run by a Frenchman who packed up his music bookshop for the light of the Atlantic Ocean.

Walking in Ireland

The rustic-style accomodation is in traditional cottages and comes highly recommended.

Le decorum est spartiate mais ce sont d'autres valeurs que Paul Chatenoud souhaite mettre en avant.

This little place, a tiny farmhouse, on the top of a hill overlooking the Atlantic, is bursting with charm. Paul Chatenoud has created what must be the most beautiful small B&B in Ireland.

Dirigé de main de Maitre par le français Paul Chatenoud cet etablissement est l'un des meilleurs de la région. Le paysage enchanteur ajoute encore à son extraordinaire réputation.

Frenchman Paul Chatenoud came to Ireland to write a book and ended up running The Green Gate in a thatched cottage overlooking the coast of Loughros peninsula.

Paul Chatenoud is a Parisien, but you suspect he would have sided with the Gaels, such is his love for Ireland. Twenty years ago, he sold his flat on the ile Saint Louis, in the center of Paris and moved to a remote coastal region of west Donegal. He now runs one of Ireland's more imaginative Bed and Breakfast, which offers a mixture of turf fires, French philosophy and Donegal craic.

The Green Gate provides travelers with fun, unique cultural experiences and outstanding services.

This idyllic Hill-top B&B is owned by a Frenchman named Paul Chatenoud who enjoy the company of others. Accomodation is spread out over 3 restored cottages and the compound has sweeping views down to the bay.

Nordvastra Irland.
Green Gate i Donegal är ett av öns bästa B&B
Denna traditionella stuga köptes av ägaren som skrivarlya. Han har nu gjort gjort det till ett andra hem för sig själv och alla dem som får chansen att tillbringa natten på toppen av en höjd vid kanten av Atlanten

Donegal's Green Gate is one of Ireland's best B&Bs
This traditional cottage was bought by the proprietor as a writer's retreat. He's now made it a home away from home for himself and all those lucky enough to spend a night atop a hill on the edge of the Atlantic.

Ballade Irlandaise.
Une adresse parfaitement incroyable. Le livre d'or est une succession de célébrités. Paul Chatenoud vous accueillera avec une rare sympathie dans un environment à vous couper le souffle. Le petit déjeuner servi dans la maison, là où il aime vivre et recevoir le monde entier. Ce sont des souvenirs que vous n'oublierez jamais.

Irish Wanderings
An absolutely incredible destination. A long list of celebrities have signed the visitor's book. Paul Chatenoud welcomes you very warmely in these breathtaking surroundings. Breakfasts are served in Paul's house, where he likes to entertain people from all over the world. The Green Gate is sure to leave you with unforgettable memories.

This renovated farmer's cottage run by a Parisian who sold his bookshop and upped sticks to Donegal, boasts simple, comfy rooms with fantastic views.

Looking for some R&R in a quaint B&B while touring Ireland? The Green Gate is a thatched cottage on a seaside bluff just outside the town of Ardara in County Donegal. The four rooms have wood-beamed ceilings, inviting beds and warm comforters (this is Ireland after all). For breakfast, expect a huge choice of homemade jams and marmalades. (There is no TV or Internet connection.) From €45 to €55.

On vous a déniché le seul B&B dans un cottage traditionnel. Un Parisien qui prend un vrai plaisir a accueillir, rencontrer et partager avec ses hôtes. Les cottages a toit de chaume, délibérément simples, ont une salle de bains et sont décorés avec bon goût. Une vue sur la baie tout simplement divine. On ne saurait que trop vous conseiller d'y rester quelques jours.

We found the only traditional cottage B&B. A Parisien who takes a real plaisure to greet, meet and share with his guests. The thatched cottages unapologetically simple, equipped with ensuite and are tastefully decorated. The view of the baie is simply divine. We highly recommend you stay there a few days.

Paul Chatenoud fell in love with a hilltop cottage in Donegal. He sold his bookshop and his beautiful flat in Paris. (...) After writting his book he opens the Green Gate. The bedroom are with a window beside the bed so we could lie in it and look at the sea.

His bookish leanings and many travels are revealed by his fireside when he tells the journey of a city intellectual into deepest Donegal. The compact cottage is big enough for Paul, his few treasures, his many friends and his all-ears guests- as well as an incredible homemade preserves. A million miles from the American way of life..

Petit-déjeuner irlandais copieux servi à toute heure (...) Vue à couper le souffle (...)

Het verhaal van een op Ierland verliefde Fransman die in het ruige Donegal een van's lands meest merkwaardige b&b's runt. Geen tv, geen pc dus ook geen e-mails. Aan de rand van Europa, lichtjaren verwijderd van onze drukte en de Amerikaanse way of life. Rustiek, sober en natuurlijk. Het lers landelijk leven zoals het heel lang was.

C'est l'histoire d'un Francais qui est tombe amoureux de l'Irlande et qui dirige le plus remarquable B&B d'Irlande dans le Donegal sauvage. A des annees lumieres de la vie agitee et de l'American way of life. Rustique, sobre, naturel, the irish country life as it was a long time ago.

It’s been extensively touted by all kinds of media as one of the finest B&Bs in Ireland, and we,too, have lost our hearts to the Green Gate ***. Click here to read the full article

(...) Perché au sommet d'une colline du Donegal, surplombant l'une des plus fantasmagoriques baies de l'Irlande (...)

Une recette pour vivre sa vie comme on la rêve, sans faire semblant? Oui, elle doit se trouver quelque part du côté d’Ardara.
Ardara? Le bout du monde, l’extrémité ouest du Donegal (Irlande). Tellement beau et romantique que Paul Chatenoud, philosophe et mélomane parisien, a décidé un jour d’y poser ses valises. Dans une chaumière, une vraie, qu’il a transformée en chambre d’hôtes. C’est sa fenêtre sur l’océan démonté, les nuées, toutes les nuances du vert et sur le monde dont il voit défiler les représentants

(...) l'ambiance chaleureuse de ce cottage, la colline venteuse qui oblige à arrimer les toits de chaume, et au bout du jardin, le banc et la table d'écolier, face à la côte sauvage propice à la rêverie et à l'écriture.

(...) Profitez bien de votre superbe refuge (...)

dans un coin sauvage et magnifique du Donegal, loin de tout mais pas retiré de ce monde. Son cottage est difficile à trouver mais encore plus difficile à quitter

(...) Paul Chatenoud a transformé une vieille ferme irlandaise en une chambre d'hôte isolée, inouïe et rustique avec l'une des plus belles vues possibles sur les lumières de l'océan.(...)

Paul Chatenoud's idiosyncratic B&B is the sort of place where you might expect to find someone like Leonard Cohen staying there, after you drive up the hill (...) it is adored by many, detested by others. But you just might find your piece of heaven.

High on a hill above the town of Ardara in Donegal, is one of Ireland's most beautifully situated and widely written about guesthouse

Run by a debonair Frenchman, Paul Chatenoud, recent author of "the eye of the ventriloquist", this often described as "the greatest little B&B in Ireland".(...)

A B&B that inspires messianic fervour in its guests. Three white cottages set in the beautiful Donegal landscape, run by the charismatic Frenchman, Paul Chatenoud, it has four double rooms, with Irish breakfast.(...)